Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-01
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l., 1887.

fspeeial Correspondence OF the Alexs. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April /, 1887.
Cant ". ]. Gary, Of Alexandria county.
Va went to the pension Office two or three
DAYS AGO. and going to the room Of the COM
missioner. asked him how it was that Gen.
Joseph Johnston, Gen. Zero Gordo' Will
lisms. and five other rich Mexican
war soldiers, could get certificates for their
frat quarters pay, due on the 1st of June
next. while he, soldier of the same war,
but not rich, was unable to get
hiq, on the ground that Congress had made
no appropriations for extra clerks to pre-
pare such certificates. The commissioner
summoned one of his chiefs, and after
whispered conversation with him, the latter
informed the Captain that az some OF the
clerks in the bureau had agreed to work
extra hours without pay, he might expect
his certificate within the next few days
Charles S. Fairchild, first assistant secre,
tary of the Treasury, was to day appointed
Secretary Of the Treasury, and Isaac ID.
MAYNARD, second controller of the Treasury
was appointed to Mr.. Fairchild's late place.
Both gentlemen are from New York. Mr..
Fairchild was sworn in at once, and enter
ed Immediately upon the duties OF BIB new
office, which, however, he had been attend
ing to ever since Mr.. Manning's stroSe OF
paralysis.
After the GAZETTE's correspondent sug.
Cestod some time ago that Alexandra Wouiu
be a good place for one of the two dry DOCKS
provided for at the last session OF congress,
he made enquiries both at the room OF the
naval committee of the House and at the
NAVY Department as to the possibility OF
such a location At both he was informed
that before the bill was formulated it had
been determined by the naval committee
that the two docks should be at New YORK
and Norfolk, that the Navy Department
approved of that selection, aud that more
than two weeks ago Congressman WISE,
member of the House naval committee,
wrote letter to e Norfolk newspaper stat
ing that one of the docks would DO built
there and the other ct New York.
Ex.Auditor Brown Allen, OF Virginia,
now clerk in the Office of the Secretary oil
the Senate. one of General Mahone's advl.
sers and staunchest supporters, when asked
to-day if he knew the character OF the plan
for the settlement of the debt question 10
his State which the newspapers said Gen
Malone is preparing, replied that that plan
was only known to the General and his
confidential friends, and that the General
would be very angry with the man who
would make it public before he was ready
to do so. Besides" said he, "it is not our
business 20 he supplying the democrats Win
ideas for settling the debt.
Among the strangers in the city to-day was
M.ior Thos. g. Moore of Fairfax county, Virginia
The Major says the coming May election is Great It.
ing some talk in his county, that Capt. Beattle,~hC
ia running as an independent candidate for treesur
err of the county will probably receive the republi
can vote, and that ex'Judge sangster is candi
date for clerk of the county court there.
The certificates of the election Of all the mem
bers of the 5Oth Congress have been received ex'
cept that of Mr. Bowen of the 9th Virginia dis
trict Tomorrow checks for the first months
pay of all the members will be sent to them, and
unless Mr.. Bowen's certificate be received by that
time he will lose one months pay, $4166628.
Bids were opened yesterday by the supervising
architect of the treasury for iron Turing aad
lathing the public building at Lynchbnrg. The
lowest bid was that Of John Cooper, Of Mount
Vernon Ohio, 1857. There were no Virgins
bidders.
Representative Wise, of the Richmond district
left here last night for home. Representative
O'Ferrall, is expected here to-day or to morrow